Belkin F9K1010UK manual

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    N 30 0 WIRE LE SS HOME NE T W ORK RO U TER User Manual 8820ed0 0831 uk F 9 K1010 ENGLISH OR[...]

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    T AB LE OF CONTENTS T roubleshooting, Support, and W arranty ................... 42 T r oubleshooting ............................................. 42 Belkin Int ernational, Inc ., Limited 2 - Y e ar Product Warranty ......... 47 European Compliance Statement: .............................. 49 General Safe ty Information: ..........................[...]

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    3 GET TING ST AR TED What’ s in the Bo x N300 Wireless Router Ethernet cable Pow er supply Belkin CD with User Manual Quick Installation Guide Servi ce Card Initial Setup Wh er e to Pl ac e Y ou r Rou te r For t he b es t res ul ts , pl ace t he R ou ter n ex t to yo ur mo de m in an open location awa y from large metal objects and magnets such a[...]

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    4 GET TING ST AR TED How to Set It UP Co nn ec t Your N3 00 R ou te r 1 . T urn o f f you r mo de m by di sc on ne ct ing i ts p owe r su ppl y. 2. Connect y our Router to y our modem using the cable. 3. Powe r up yo ur m od em by p lu gg in g in it s po wer s up ply. 4. P ower up your Router by plugging i n its pow er supply .[...]

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    5 GET TING ST AR TED Adding Computers to Y our Netw ork Wireless devices such as computers, network printers, and gaming systems can connect to your Rout er with a few simple steps. Manual Setup If yo u kn ow wh at s or t o f Inte rn et s er v ic e you have, you might try a manual setup. For this you will need a Wi-Fi- enabled smartphone, tablet, o[...]

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    6 GET TING ST AR TED Manually Set Up Y our Internet Connection Use a browser t o visit http ://Router / . The Router homep age should appear . Y ou can also tr y visiting http:/ /1 92. 168.2. 1/ . Th e st atu s of yo ur I nte rn et co nn ec ti on i s sh own i n th e upper right corner of the Router homepage . If af t er a few m om en ts i t says ?[...]

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    7 GET TING ST AR TED If not, select “Connection T ype” from the menu on the left.[...]

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    8 GET TING ST AR TED If a password screen appears, press “Submit”. Dynamic Connection Cable and fiber customers generally require a dynamic connection. So me DS L cu sto me rs r eq uir e a PPPo E co nn ec ti on. L et ’s tr y d yn am ic first. Select “Dynamic ” from the menu that appears and press “Next”.[...]

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    9 GET TING ST AR TED Enter the host name provided by y our Int ernet serv ice pro vider . Click “ A pply Changes” . If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter ne t St atu s say s “Connected”, you’ re done ! Y ou can surf the In ternet. If t he se s te ps d o no t wor k, t r y re st a r ti ng yo ur modem and repeati ng the process. If n ot, [...]

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    10 GET TING ST AR TED PPP oE Connection Some DSL customers require a PP PoE connection. Select PP PoE this time and press “Next ” . Enter the username and password supplied by y our Internet provider and click “ Apply Changes” . Ignore the other fields. I f af te r a few m inu te s you r Inte rn et S ta tus says “Connected”, you’ re [...]

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    11 GET TING ST AR TED Connecting Additional Devices iOS (ip ho ne, iP ad, a nd i Pod to uc h) Op en t he “ Se t tin gs ” ap p an d se le ct t he “ W i- F i” m en u ite m. Select your wireless network from the list that appears th ere. I f a sked t o do s o, ent er th e ne t wor k pa ssw or d. Ma c OS ® X Y our Mac® pro vides a menu of av [...]

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    GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER 12 Fr ont P anel Y our R ou ter ’s sta tu s is s how n by th e li ght s on t he f ro nt pa ne l. Power Ligh t Of f : Th e Rou ter i s no t pl ugg ed i nto a p owe r so urc e. Solid Green : Po wer is supplied to the Router . WLAN Light Off: WLAN is disabled . Blinking Green : Wireless data is being transmitted in the [...]

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    GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER 13 Back P anel Reset Button This button is used to restore the factory default se ttings. T o reset the Router , press and hold this button for 8- 1 0 seconds. Power Connector Connect the i ncluded power supply t o this ja ck. Modem (W AN) Connector Connect your modem t o this port using an Etherne t cable. Wired (LAN)[...]

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    14 TECHNIC AL DET A ILS T e chnical Features Integrated 802. 1 1 n Wireless Access P oint Utilizing MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) smart- antenna t echnology , your Router can reach data transfer sp ee ds of u p to 3 00 Mb ps a cro s s your n et wo rk . NA T IP Address Sharing T o save yo u th e co st of a ddi ng I P ad dre ss es p er comput[...]

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    15 TECHNIC AL DET A ILS System Require ments Router Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 (Ethernet ) connection At least one computer with an installed network interface adap ter TCP /IP ne tworking protocol installed on each comput er RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser[...]

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    16 USING Y OUR ROUTE R Using the LAN IP Setup The “LAN Settings” page allows changing the Rou te r’s L AN IP a dd res s a s req ui re d and c on fi gu ri ng Dynamic Host Configuration Pro tocol ( DHCP) . Configuring Parameters of LAN IP Setup L AN IP s et up pa ra met er s ar e adv an ce d set t in gs t hat y ou ma y req ui re if yo u ar e a [...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 17 Configure the IP add ress and subne t mask. IP Ad dre ss: T he I P add re ss t ha t a L AN us er u se s to ac ce ss t he Ro ute r. The de fau lt I P is 192. 1 6 8. 2. 1 . IP Su bn et M as k: Su bn et m as k of th e L AN p or t . Y ou c an en ter a different subnet mask according to the actual network status. Click “ Apply?[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 18 Lea se T im e: Th e val id t im e for a n IP ad dr es s tha t is aut om ati ca ll y as si gn ed t o a dev ic e by th e DH CP se r ve r to a host. The DHCP server does not assign the IP address to other hosts within the specified time. If selecting “Forever” , you s ave de vi ce s in th e L AN w it h fi xed ad dr es se s. [...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 19 Select “Dynamic” in the “Connection T y pe” pag e th at a pp ear s. C li ck “ Nex t ” . Enter the host name provided b y your Internet pr ovider . Click “ Apply Changes” .[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 20 If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter net St atu s say s “Connected”, you’ re done ! Y ou can surf the In ternet. Static Connect ion Se le ct S tat ic I P if yo ur I SP pr ov ide s th e IP a ddr es s, s ubn et mask, and inf ormation about the gatew ay and DNS server . Setup steps: Cli ck “ C onn e ct ion Type” i [...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 21 Cli ck “ Cl ic k he re to e nte r you r DN S Set t in gs ” to configure DNS inf ormation. Cl ear t he “Auto ma ti c fro m IS P ” ch ec k box . In the “DNS Address” and “Secondar y DNS Address” fields, enter the IP addresses of the primary DNS server and the secondary server (if a vailable ). At least enter one[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 22 Configure the parameters below . User Name and Passw ord: E nter the user name and password provided by the ISP . The user name and pa ssw ord a re u se d to lo g in to t he I SP s er ve r . Ret y pe Pa s swor d: Ent er t he pa s swor d ag ain . Servi ce Name : If several P PPoE ser vers are available , specify which server t[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 23 Configure the parameters below . PPT P Ac co unt a nd PP TP Pas swo rd: En ter t he PP TP a cc ou nt an d pa sswo rd p rov id ed by t he I SP . The PP TP ac co un t an d pa sswo rd a re u se d to lo g in to t he I SP s er ve r . Ret y pe Pa s swor d: Ent er t he pa s swor d ag ain . Host Name : ( Optional) Enter the host name[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 24 Cli ck “ Cl ic k he re to e nte r you r DN S Set t in gs ” to configure DNS inf ormation. Either select or clear the “ Automatic fr om ISP” check box . If yo u cl ear t he c he ck b ox, i n th e “ DNS Ad dr es s and Secondary DNS Address” fields enter the IP addresses of the primar y DNS server and the secondary s[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 25 Enabling W ebsite Filtering The Router allows you to restrict websit e access to guard you from unsafe and inappropriate websites on any d evices on y our network. Conguring Basic Wireless Settings Y ou can view and specify the wireless security settings of your Rout er . Setup steps: Open a W eb bro wser on the computer .[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 26 Click on “Channel and SSID” in the left column under the “Wireless” heading. Configure the followi ng parameters. SSI D: Set t he w ir ele s s net wo rk n am e. Th e SS ID ca n co nt ai n up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The default SSID is “belkin.###” . Br oad ca st S SID: I f ch ec ked , th e Rou ter b ro ad c[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 27 Restarting Y our Router Sometimes, in order to make some changes take ef fe ct , you n ee d to re st ar t t he R out er. Setup Steps Click on “Restar t Router” in the left-hand column under the “Utilities” headi ng. Click on the “Restar t Router” button t oward the middle of screen. A di alo g box a pp ea rs t o a[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 28 Restoring Y our R outer to F actory Defaults Resetting the Rout er will rest ore the Router’s normal operation while maintaining the programmed settings. Reset the Rout er in rare cases when the Router ma y function improperly . Using the Reset Button Use the restore option in instances where you may ha ve forgo tten your c[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 29 Click on the “Restore Defa ults” button. A war ni ng b ox wil l op en t ha t says , “ War nin g: Al l you r se tt in gs wi ll be l os t. A re yo u su re you want t o do t hi s?” Cl ic k “ OK ”. The Rout er will begin the res toration process. Once the restoration process is complete , the Rout er will reboot. Note[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 30 Cli ck o n “ Save /B ac ku p Set t in gs ” in t he l ef t- han d column under the “Utilities” headi ng. Cli ck o n th e “ Save ” bu tt on. A di alo g box w il l op en t hat s ays, “ D o you w ant to op en o r save t hi s fi le?” C li ck “ Sa ve”.[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 31 Select the location for sa ving the configuration file. E nter the file na me an d se le ct t he f il e t yp e, th en c lic k th e “ Save “ b ut to n. When the download process is complete, click “Close” . Y our Router’ s configurations have been su cc es sf ull y sav ed to yo ur l oc al P C. Restoring Pre vious Set[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 32 Cli ck o n “ Re sto re Pr evi ou s Se t tin gs ” in t he l ef t- hand column under the “Utilities” heading. Click the “Browse… ” button toward the middle of the screen to search for the file you sav ed previously . Note: T he ve rs io n of c on fig ur at io n fil e in t he i mag es below is depicted as an exampl[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 33 A pr omp t as ki ng, “ D o you w ant t o co nti nu e an d res to re se t ti ng s?” w ill a pp ea r . Cl ic k “O K ” and the n th e Router begins to rest ore the pr evious settings. The previous settings have been restored successfully . Enabling Auto Firm ware Update f or Y our Router The Router has the capability t o[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 34 Updating the Router’ s Firm w are Th e fol low in g ste ps s how yo u how to up dat e you r Router’ s firmwar e using its Web interface. Ch ec ki ng f or N ew Fi rmwa re i n th e Fi rmw ar e Upg ra de S cr e en N1 50 Ro ute r al low s you to c he ck f or a ne w firmware update a vailable f or this Rout er . Setup steps: C[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 35 Up da ti ng M an ua lly t o Ne w Rou te r Fi rmw ar e Y ou can also manually update your Rout er firmware . Setup Steps Lo cat e an d dow nl oad t he f ir mwa re fi le f rom t he B el ki n su ppo r t si te. ( T yp e you r par t num be r in to th e se arc h box i n th e top r ig ht c or ne r and l oo k fo r “F ir mwa re” i[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 36 Click the “Browse… ” button toward the middle of the screen to search for the file you sav ed previously . Note: T he f ir mwar e ver s ion i n th e im ag es be lo w is depicted as an example . Y ou r file name will v ar y depending on your model and version. Se le ct t he fi rm war e fil e (an “.img ” f ile) by l e[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 37 Conguring Administrator P ass wor d The Router ships with NO password entered. If you wish to add a password f or more security , y ou can set a passw ord he re. Kee p you r pa ss wor d in a sa fe pl ac e, as yo u wi ll n ee d th is pa s swor d if yo u ne ed t o lo g int o the R ou ter i n th e fu tur e. It i s als o re co[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 38 Conguring Time Z one Th e Rou te r keep s ti me by c on ne ct in g to a S imp le N et wo rk T im e Protocol (SN TP) ser ver . This allo ws the R outer t o synchroniz e the system clock to the global Internet. The synchroniz ed clock in the Router is used to record the security log and control client filtering. Select the t[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 39 Conguring Remote Management Remote management allows you to make changes to your Rout er's settings from anywhere on the Internet. Before you enable this function, mak e sure you have set the administrator password. Setup Steps: Cli ck o n “ Sy ste m Set t in gs ” in th e le f t-h an d column under the “Utilitie[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 40 Conguring UPnP UPnP ( Universal Plug-and-Play) offers seamless operation o f voice messaging, video messaging, games, and other applications that ar e UPnP compliant. The Router ships with the UPnP feature enabled . If y ou are using any applications that are UPnP compliant and wish to tak e ad van tag e of t he U PnP f ea[...]

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    USING Y OUR ROUTE R 41 Select the “Disable radio from” to enable the Eco mode. Sp ec if y t he d ays yo u wan t to us e th e Eco m od e. Click “ Apply Changes” . Conguring Self Healing The self healing function al lows the Router to implement regular restart, reducing equipment function failure . Y ou can arrange a schedule for Router’[...]

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    42 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T r oubleshooting I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he I nte rn et w ir el es sl y. If the light on the front of the Router is solid green , then y our Router is connected t o the Internet. Y ou may no t be connected to the Router’ s wireless ne twork. Please refer to “ A dding Computers to Y our Network?[...]

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    43 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he I nte rn et w ir el es sl y an d my ne t wor k na me i s not l is te d in Avai la bl e Ne t wor ks . 1. Verif y t ha t you r Ro ute r is o n and t he front-panel light sho ws solid green. 2. I f you a re fa r fro m th e Ro ute r , you m ig ht t r y mov in g cl os er to s e[...]

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    44 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y I’ ve in st al le d th is n ew R ou te r an d som e of my n et wo rk c lie n ts ( computers, game co nsoles, etc. ) are now unable to connect. Y our new Rout er came pre-configured with a network name and password, found print ed on an attached card. All clients must use this network name and password[...]

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    45 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does th e Rout er sup port Wireless Protected Acces s (WP A) securit y? The Router ships with WP A/ WP A2 securit y turned on. Windows XP and some older network hardw are may require a soft ware update t o support WP A/ WP A2. I am h avi ng d if fi cu lt y s et t in g up WPA se cu rit y o n my Ro ute r.[...]

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    46 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T echnical Support US http:/ /w ww.belkin .com/support UK http:/ /w ww.belkin .com/uk /support Australia http:/ /w ww.belkin .com/au/support New Zealand http:/ /w ww.belkin .com/au/support Singapore 1800 6 22 1 1 3 0 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin .com/uk /support Y ou can find technical-suppor t informati[...]

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    47 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2- Y e ar Product War ranty Wh at t hi s war ra nt y c over s . Belkin Int ernational, Inc . (“Belkin”) warrants to the original purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shal l be free of def ects in design, assembly , material, or workmanship . Wh at t h[...]

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    48 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How to get service. T o get s er v ic e for y our B el ki n pr od uc t you mu st t ake t he fo llo win g st eps: 1. Contact Belkin T ech Support at the number listed on p age 4 6, w it hin 15 days o f th e Oc cu rr en ce. B e prepared t o provide the following information : a. The part number of the Bel[...]

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    49 REGULA T ORY INFORMA TION For inf ormation on pr oduct disposal please re fer to http:/ /en vironmental.belkin. com Euro pean Compliance Statement: Belkin Int ernational hereb y declares tha t this F 9K 1 0 1 0 Wireless N Router is in compliance with the essential req ui re men ts a nd o the r reve la nt p rov is io ns of t he R T T&E Di re [...]

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    © 20 1 2 Belkin International, Inc. All rights reserved. All trade names are regist ered trademarks of re sp ec ti ve ma nu fa ct ure r s lis te d. Ma c, M ac OS , an d Saf ar i ar e tr ade ma rk s of A pp le I nc., r eg is te red i n th e U. S. and other countries. Windows , Windows Vista, Int ernet Explorer , and DirectX are either regist ered t[...]